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Continue reading →: fireworks-free fourthSo it’s the day after the Fourth and I’m still thinking about the decision I made yesterday not to keep Holden up to watch the fireworks for the Fourth of July. Here’s the thing: Holden’s bed time is 7:30pm and we try to keep pretty strict to her schedule. I…
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Continue reading →: holden’s hemangiomaWhat a deep hemangioma looks like on a 3-month-old @ohbotherblog *By way of an update: on February 18, 2019, at the age of 6, Holdy was officially discharged from the Penn State Hershey Dermatology Clinic, her hemangioma having shrunk down to an almost-invisible size. This is a long story, but…
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Continue reading →: holden’s first night awayWelp, we hit a big milestone this weekend: my first night away from the baby. We had plans to attend a fantastic summer party, so it was off to the grandparents’ house for my almost-13-month-old. I don’t know why it took so long for me to spend a night away.…
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Continue reading →: cheater thank you cardsHi, have we met? I’m totally lazy. If I can find a hack or an easy way around something, I’m totally going to take it. I was, however, raised to be gracious and appreciative and to say, “thank you.” That means thank you phone calls for birthday cards and thank…
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Continue reading →: yep, still breastfeeding(yep, totally me breastfeeding in my car at Target when Holden was a week old.) I’ve been getting some judgey looks and questions lately when people find out that I’m still breastfeeding now that Holden is more than a year old. I get the sense that people think I might…
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Continue reading →: pinterest quasi-fail: baby’s monthly photosSo yeah, I bought into the whole monthly onesie photo deal with Holden. I was (kind of) inspired by Clara’s Photo Project on Young House Love. Sherry and John took their daughter’s photo every week (!) on a different colorful, patterned background. At the end of the year, they had…
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Continue reading →: sweet{heart} chalk artI’m a winner! I was super psyched to learn that I won my choice of a hand-lettered chalkboard print by Lily & Val through a Facebook contest. Chalkboard artist and typographer, Valerie McKeehan, lives in Central PA (near me!). I fell in love with the custom chalkboard signs she had…
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Continue reading →: father’s day – ode to my dad’s mustacheHappy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! Isn’t the mustache cupcake I got for my dad super cute? It’s from Just Cupcakes, the bakery that saved my ass last week when I messed up Holden’s smash cake. I know mustaches have been all over Pinterest for the last…
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Continue reading →: cheater guac!Okay, you guys will never hear me bragging about being a good cook. Obviously my baking skills need a little work from time to time. But I am going to put it out there and say that I make some damn good guacamole. Who cares if I cheat a little?…
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